Friday, January 19, 2007

Mummy Represent

Dustin Rowles has some unkind words about the news that the third installment of the Mummy series has been given the go-ahead. But let's give a little shout-out to the Mummy: Yes, the movies aren't much, but the Universal Studios' roller-coaster, Revenge of the Mummy, may be the best theme-park ride ever made.

Plus, the Mummy franchise brought Rachel Weisz to the wider world. And if she isn't in your top five, something's wrong with you.

Also, most, though not all, of the Egyptian dialogue in the original is actual Middle Egyptian, or the version of it that Egyptologists speak when they're guessing how it actually sounded. For that alone, I love them forever.